Kilauea erupts at summit crater, creating lava fountains and thick plumes of smoke

 

Another perfect example of why we need to stay aware as LERZ community. Within the first minute , she explains how the eruption was SO UNPREDICTABLE THAT USGS WAS LITERALLY TELLING US ON THE WEBSITE THERE WAS NO ERUPTION WHEN THE DAMN WEBCAM SHOWED THE LIVE ERUPTION. 

I AM NOT JUST TALKING OUT MY ASS HERE. LETS STAY AWARE OF OUR SURROUNDINGS GUYS! If you are in the cutoff zone (Pohoiki-KALAPANA, opihikau, all of it that 130 is your only way in and out, YOU NEED TO STAY ACTIVE ON THIS BLOG BECAUSE FACEBOOK IS CENSORING US COMPLETELY NOT EVEN ONE HOUR BEFORE I AM TRYING TO ASSURE OUR LERZ COMMUNITIES TO STAY AWARE AND BRINGING CERTAIN QUESTIONS TO LIGHT. 

THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHATS GOIN ON. SEE YOU IN THE LERZPUNANEWS ESTREETS  

(HawaiiNewsNow) - Kilauea volcano is erupting at its summit, creating fountains that were up to 100 feet tall and thick plumes of smoke ― and flooding the floor of Halemaumau Crater.

Ken Hon, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientist-in-charge, told Hawaii News Now the eruption started about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday and that lava is confined within the crater.

At this time, there are no threats to any buildings or nearby communities as the eruption is within Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park.

However, officials said that volcanic gas and heavy vog could become a concern. 

{Note from jazzy-  yes it’s why I’m having extreme headache pain from when I warned everyone about this happening this morning , when the crater was still a cool hard lava lake, now it’s exploding with volcanic ptsd inducing fissures }

Hon said the eruption Wednesday had a “very rapid onset.”It is completely confined in Halemaumau,” he said. “Lava is basically flooding the bottom of Halemaumau at this time but there is no real high fountaining that can be seen outside of the caldera.”

Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park spokeswoman Jessica Ferracane said the attraction is bracing for a rush of spectators. Traffic into the park was already slow-going on Wednesday evening.

The park is open 24 hours a day, but Ferracane urged visitors to “recreate responsibly.”

“We’re excited, but we’are also cautious,” she said, adding that people should dress warmly if headed to the summit and bring their patience as parking lots will be full.

The eruption came after a day of increased activity at the volcano.

Just before midnight Tuesday, Hon said, earthquakes increased then migrated to the summit. They picked up again around noon Wednesday, prompting HVO to raise the alert level to orange. And then at 3:20 p.m., the alert level was raised to red when an eruption was confirmed.

“We were working on an announcement we were going to red when the eruption started,” Hon said.

He said it’s not clear how long the eruption will last, but added that in the past 60 years or so eruptions within the caldera have typically lasted less than a year.

The last eruption at Kilauea ended in May after an explosive start five months earlier. During that eruption, about 11 billion gallons of lava erupted into the crater.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/09/30/kilauea-alert-level-increased-watch-after-scientists-detect-magma-move/

But then again, IT COULD ALL JUST BE ME 🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘

I love you Puna, I love you lerz 

These lava daze of our lives…

Jazzy